I was stuck on this for a good 30 minutes before I gave up and watched a gameplay video of the alpha on YouTube. I knew I needed to pick Rooter up, but every time I used the hand icon on him, Ace would grab his head. Who knew using the talk icon on Rooter would cause Ace to whistle at him, and that whistling at him would cause him to turn into a toolbox. *rolls eyes*
Edit: Toned down rant.
Yeah. I am hoping they do something before the actual game, that's kind of a tutorial.
Like where Ace is in his starting ship and something goes wrong. And the Narrator says, "You will need to get Rooter. But as a toolbox. Whistle to him by clicking the talk icon." And doing so changes Rooter. And just general interaction "tips" tutorial. Not even player active - maybe just an opening segment that explains these things. Narrator "Clicking the talk icon on Rooter will allow you to whistle at him and pick him up." Type of stuff. Or just a PDF of the manual that would explain this.
